Thursday, December 2, 2010

Holiday Decorating in White Part III

(west elm)

I love decorating for the Holidays, especially decorating in tones of white. Over the years at Willow Decor my "Holiday Decorating in White Series" remain my most popular Holiday posts.

I spend all year collecting images near and far to bring you beautiful examples to inspire you to recreate in your own home. I was quite taken with this little blue spruce tree sprayed with "snow", wrapped with burlap and adorned with small mercury glass ornaments. Wouldn't this look so sweet on a table or a sideboard?

Of course tablescapes are always an easy way to introduce a beautiful theme to your decorating. If you are planning any holiday dinners this table is lovely and simple to recreate. Small bunches of white carnations in tiny vases sit amid votive candles and bunches of Paperwhites. The glass just sparkles!

Here is a similar theme by Preston Bailey but much more dramatic. Each vase of white flowers is a bit larger and the huge fabricated flowers are stunning.

This table is so pretty and it could work for almost any holiday in any season. The flowers hanging above the table are gorgeous. It is likely a chandelier covered with the greenery.

I love this room from Ikea UK -so many great and inexpensive ideas! The mantel is very chic and not costly to recreate. The plates, glass hurricanes and candles can all be found at Ikea very reasonably priced. Add some garland, a few homespun ornaments and presto- chic mantel! I also like the addition of wrapped presents as decorations. The stack of presents looks fabulous under the glass table. Finally the branches adorned with ornaments add a festive flair.

This room from Country Living is a perfect exercise in Holiday decorating with restraint. The lovely chair, rug and gauzy drapes would be completely overwhelmed with heavy holiday decorations. A small white feather tree modestly adorned is a perfect compliment. I also like the small gift on the chair. Very sweet.

Another exercise in restraint, here mercury glass and wreaths are the only addition to this room from Coastal Living, but it still says "Holiday" to me. Sometimes less is more.

The final photo is very modern and chic table from Valorie at Visual Vamp. Fresh and classy!

19 comments:

Gina,I was looking forward to this. I'm so glad that you sent me a note tonight. You know white at Christmas just seems so quiet. It's the best part of the holidays for me when everything is done and life settles down.Just beautiful. Thank you.xo Lisa

Beautiful images. Back when I would go all out to decorate (eons ago) I had a white & silver theme....LOVE.. Surprisingly, one of my favorite images in this post is the Ikea image. Go figure :) Happy Holidays. xo

These photos are so inspirational. A white decor for Christmas is stunning. I just finished my dining room this way. My favorite is the touches of evergreen with all the white. Always love coming here to visit :)Blessings,Becky CBuckets of Burlap

There is never too much white for me - it feels so fresh and pure and wintery. I did all white and silver last year and LOVED it. I added color this year and it is pretty but when I see a post like this it makes me want to go back to all white! BEAUTIFUL.

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